Soil Organisms is an open access journal, with all articles made freely available. Publication is free of charge (from submission to processing). Authors are charged only for extraordinary requests, e.g., for colour plates in the printed journal.

Soil Organisms is an English-language, internationally blind peer-reviewed journal that includes original papers and review articles covering the organismic aspects of soil biology.

Soil Organisms forms a platform for soil biodiversity researchers from all over the world for the exchange of new information and discussion of concepts and new discoveries in soil biology. This journal is the successor of the Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Görlitz, which was founded in 1827. Articles are made available per PDF File (Open Access) briefly after acceptance.